Imagine sitting at a luscious table set for a day of Thanksgiving. Golden candlelight reflects in the wine or water in faceted goblets. Mounds of roasted, braised, smoked, even fried meats are surrounded by fruits and vegetables of every color of the rainbow. Maybe the table is carved from mahogany or oak. Maybe it is a folding card table. It doesn’t matter because sitting around it are people you love. Close your eyes and picture everyone to whom you have ever felt connected joining your feast — guests of honor, all of them. Maybe you’ve forgotten some of them. Now you are happy to be reminded of that love. How long must that table be?
What if you neglected to stay in touch with them all? How sad to be faced with a feast for one. Such are my wandering thoughts as I gather with some of those I love while missing others. I could go on and on, but I’ll save some for next week when we continue thinking about what it means to Cast a Wide Net.
Happy Thanksgiving sounds overworked, but really, have a great day. May it be filled with as much love as bounty.
Quote of the Week…
“The soul can split the sky in two and let the face of God shine through.” Edna St. Vincent Millay, 1892 – 1950 Click here to read “Shine On,” my latest Substack post.
Check out my First Novel, now posted on Substack…
For those following the menacing misfortunes of Mandy Watkins, protagonist of my first novel, THE ART COLONY, here is a handy link reference to the chapters. Thank you, readers, for sharing a passion for reading, especially fun novels that fill a bit of your day with humor mixed in with a hint of love and…
Quote of the Week…
“Think twice before you speak, because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another.” Napoleon Hill, 1883 – 1970
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